1991 Donegal County Council election

1991 Donegal County Council election
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All 29 seats on Donegal County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Independent Fianna Fáil
Seats won 11 9 4
Seat change Steady Steady Decrease1
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Sinn Féin Donegal Progressive Party Workers' Party
Seats won 1 1 1
Seat change Decrease1 Steady Steady
  Seventh party Eighth party
 
Party Labour Independent
Seats won 1 1
Seat change Increase1 Increase1
Area of Donegal County Council
Council control before election

Fianna Fáil

 Council control after election

Fianna Fáil

An election to all 29 seats on Donegal County Council took place on 27 June 1991 as part of the 1991 Irish local elections. County Donegal was divided into 6 local electoral areas (LEAs) to elect councillors for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV). This term was extended twice, first to 1998, then to 1999.[1][2]

Results by party

Party Seats ± 1st pref. FPv% ±%
Fianna Fáil 11 Steady 20,636 36.20%
Fine Gael 9 Steady 14,096 24.72%
Independent Fianna Fáil 4 Decrease1 11,760 20.63%
Sinn Féin 1 Decrease1 2,605 4.57%
Donegal Progressive Party 1 Steady 1,775 3.11%
Workers' Party 1 Steady 1,427 2.50%
Labour 1 Increase1 1,317 2.31%
Independent 1 Increase1 3,017 5.29%
Total 29 Steady 57,013 100.00% —

Results by local electoral area

^ *: Outgoing councillor.

Buncrana

Buncrana: 6 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Fianna Fáil Hugh Conaghan[*] 14.9% 1,733              
Fine Gael Bernard McGuinness[*] 13.1% 1,524 1,544 1,545 1,746        
Sinn Féin Jim Ferry 11.6% 1,344 1,390 1,398 1,405 1,501 1,503 1,668  
Fianna Fáil Paddy Keaveney[*] 9.3% 1,082 1,218 1,229 1,420 1,445 1,461 1,624 1,751
Fianna Fáil Denis McGonagle[*] 9.0% 1,046 1,053 1,056 1,064 1,084 1,084 1,181 1,519
Fine Gael Seamus Gill[*] 8.3% 958 962 966 1,021 1,138 1,199 1,348 1,384
Fianna Fáil John McLaughlin 7.7% 888 899 901 919 943 947 990  
Independent Fianna Fáil Albert Doherty 6.9% 798 864 871 880 999 1,002 1,031 1,240
Fianna Fáil Joseph Doherty 6.4% 740 759 792 798 923 926    
Independent Fianna Fáil Philip Diggin 5.0% 579 611 617 623        
Fine Gael Mary McGroarty 4.3% 503 536 537          
Independent Fianna Fáil Conal Gillespie 3.5% 403              
Electorate: 19,588   Valid: 11,598 (59.21%)   Spoilt: 159   Quota: 1,657   Turnout: 11,757 (60.02%)  

Donegal

Donegal: 6 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Fianna Fáil Mary Coughlan TD[*] 14.7% 1,747                    
Fianna Fáil Sean McEniff[*] 12.5% 1,484 1,489 1,496 1,547 1,550 1,673 1,679 1,686 1,893    
Fine Gael Colm Gallagher[*] 10.1% 1,196 1,205 1,267 1,273 1,284 1,293 1,329 1,515 1,564 1,564 1,818
Fianna Fáil Peter Kennedy[*] 9.9% 1,168 1,185 1,210 1,210 1,213 1,227 1,248 1,274 1,320 1,340 1,356
Fine Gael Frank O'Kelly[*] 9.2% 1,085 1,086 1,091 1,121 1,124 1,171 1,180 1,205 1,337 1,390 1,515
Fianna Fáil James McBrearty[*] 8.7% 1,026 1,029 1,035 1,037 1,129 1,133 1,174 1,204 1,224 1,233 1,564
Fianna Fáil Paddy McCloskey 6.2% 732 738 741 744 760 761 909 1,038 1,058 1,153 1,214
Fine Gael Patrick McShane 6.1% 718 719 720 720 796 803 885 1,022 1,049 1,050  
Independent Fianna Fáil Donal Kelly 4.8% 569 571 579 601 668 794 799 817      
Fine Gael John Boyle 4.7% 552 556 560 563 569 571 677        
Independent Tommy Murphy 3.8% 456 458 463 477 477 477          
Independent Joe O'Neill 3.2% 377 377 403 465 472            
Fianna Fáil Tony Byrne 2.7% 318 319 329 333              
Fine Gael Michael Mulhern 1.9% 220 221 226                
Independent Tom Kennedy 1.7% 202                    
Electorate: 18,138   Valid: 11,850 (65.33%)   Spoilt: 131   Quota: 1,693   Turnout: 11,981 (66.05%)  

Glenties

Glenties: 6 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Fine Gael Connell Boyle[*] 13.1% 1,528 1,529 1,547 1,703      
Fianna Fáil Francis Brennan 12.3% 1,427 1,441 1,443 1,592 1,629 1,677  
Workers' Party Seamus Rogers[*] 12.2% 1,425 1,453 1,599 1,724      
Independent Fianna Fáil Paddy Kelly 10.1% 1,175 1,285 1,339 1,446 1,452 1,489 1,526
Fianna Fáil James Breslin 8.7% 1,010 1,037 1,077 1,106 1,114 1,299 1,363
Fine Gael Maureen Doohan[*] 8.0% 932 1,046 1,061 1,070 1,073 1,095 1,435
Independent Fred Coll 7.7% 899 915 1,013 1,022 1,027 1,231 1,513
Fine Gael Pádraig Doherty 7.5% 873 885 921 933 934 1,024  
Fianna Fáil Feardorca O'Colla 6.1% 709 787 839 842 843    
Independent Fianna Fáil John Boyle 5.5% 635 638 673        
Independent Fianna Fáil Jimmy Doherty 4.7% 543 547          
Fianna Fáil Hugh McGarvey 4.1% 483 444 447        
Electorate: 19,969   Valid: 11,639 (58.29%)   Spoilt: 132   Quota: 1,663   Turnout: 11,771 (59.95%)  

Letterkenny

Letterkenny: 7 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Donegal Progressive Party Jim Devenney 12.9% 1,775                  
Fianna Fáil Sen. Patrick McGowan[*] 11.7% 1,611 1,614 1,689 1,691 1,704 1,727        
Independent Fianna Fáil Danny Harkin[*] 10.8% 1,489 1,491 1,512 1,519 1,534 1,558 1,640 1,770    
Labour Seán Maloney 9.6% 1,317 1,344 1,362 1,364 1,470 1,625 1,683 1,809    
Fine Gael Paddy Harte[*] 9.5% 1,309 1,364 1,402 1,427 1,476 1,527 1,565 1,592 1,601 1,713
Fine Gael J.J. Reid[*] 8.2% 1,136 1,164 1,182 1,191 1,215 1,233 1,318 1,338 1,349 1,384
Fianna Fáil Bernard McGlinchey[*] 7.9% 1,087 1,103 1,175 1,176 1,204 1,254 1,294 1,418 1,446 1,563
Sinn Féin Liam McElhinney[*] 6.9% 946 950 956 956 971 982 1,028 1,067 1,075 1,216
Independent Fianna Fáil Charles Meehan 6.1% 844 847 858 861 866 873 880 965 980  
Independent Fianna Fáil James Larkin 3.8% 520 537 541 541 553 610 632      
Independent Eileen Gillespie 3.2% 439 440 444 446 517 544        
Independent P.J. Blake 3.1% 424 438 444 444 473          
Green Rory Brophy 2.8% 382 397 404 405            
Fianna Fáil Billy Patterson 2.2% 300 306                
Fine Gael Joe O'Donnell 1.5% 203                  
Electorate: 24,915   Valid: 13,782 (55.32%)   Spoilt: 158   Quota: 1,723   Turnout: 13,940 (55.95%)  

Milford

Milford: 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Independent Fianna Fáil Edward O'Donnell[*] 19.8% 1,615 1,667    
Independent Fianna Fáil Harry Blaney[*] 18.9% 1,540 1,613 1,641  
Fianna Fáil Noel McGinley[*] 18.5% 1,506 1,531 1,597 1,851
Fine Gael Joachim Loughrey[*] 11.4% 926 935 1,298 1,370
Fianna Fáil Elizabeth Grier 10.5% 857 887 975 1,038
Independent Fianna Fáil Sean McGee 9.0% 732 814 837  
Fine Gael Lexie Diver 9.0% 653 659    
Sinn Féin Pat Doherty 3.9% 315      
Electorate: 12,016   Valid: 8,144 (69.36%)   Spoilt: 102   Quota: 1,629   Turnout: 8,246 (70.12%)  

References

  1. ^ Local Government Act 1994, s. 20: Year of elections to all local authorities (No. 8 of 1994, s. 20). Enacted on 29 April 1994. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book.
  2. ^ Local Government Act 1998, s. 10: Amendment of section 20 of Act of 1994 (No. 16 of 1998, s. 10). Enacted on 29 May 1998. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book.
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